Linus first appeared in the comic strips in 1952 and quickly aged to be close to the other cast members. This rapid-fire aging isn't uncommon in the Peanuts comics, but many fans are glad that ...

Charles M. Schulz had a few unforgettable stories behind the creation of his Peanuts characters, though one of the best is about Linus van Pelt.

Linus Maurer, whose friend Charles M. Schulz borrowed his first name for Charlie Brown's blanket-wielding friend in "Peanuts," has died at age 90.

To celebrate 55 years of A Charlie Brown Christmas, Jean shared some other stories behind a television gift that keeps on giving, from the absence of Santa Claus to Snoopy’s mischievous streak.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Linus Maurer, a cartoonist and illustrator whose old friend and colleague Charles M. Schulz borrowed his first name for Charlie Brown's blanket-wielding best friend Linus in ...

The special is called Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin. It's about how Franklin met Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang.

Schulz told the story in a book celebrating “Peanuts'” 50th anniversary. “Linus came from a drawing that I made one day of a face almost like the one he now has,” Schulz wrote.

The real Linus, artist Linus Maurer, cuts a ribbon after unveiling a statue of Linus of "Peanuts" comic strip fame during a ceremony at his hometown of Sleepy Eye, Minn., on Sept. 23, 2003.